Cigar box



.May 26, 1925.

R. M. MARKLAND CIGAR BOX Original Filed June 8, 1922 INVENTOR er .1 4 rmR/VE rs WI /V5885? Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES P RAYMOND 1W. MARKLAND, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CIGAR BOX.

Application filed June 8, 1922, Serial No. 566,700.

To a]? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND M. MARK- LAND. a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Cigar Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to cigar boxes.

The ordinary cigar box is provided with a one-piece lid of sufficientsize to cover the whole box. When cigars are packed in such and it isdesired to display them in a show case of limited area it becomesnecessary to remove the lid from the box. The removal of the lid fromthe box damages it and eliminates all means provided for retaining thecigars in the box.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a cigar boxprovided with a sectional lid, one section of which may be removed sothat the open box will occupy a smaller area in a display case.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cigar box havinga sectional lid, one section of which may be removed from the other,provided with means for fixing the two sections of the lid together.

This object is accomplished by providing a body or container and asectional lid, one section of which is hinged to the body and the othersection removably attached to the hinged section, and attaching to thebody portion of the box a gummed sheet that may be applied to thesections of the lid rigidly attaching them together.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understoodfrom the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box open;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the box closed and sealed;

Figure 3 is an end view of a portion of the body of the box showing anend view of the lid and the means of hinging it to the body;

Figure 4: is an end view of a portion of the body of the box with onesection of the lid attached;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the plate used for connecting the sections ofthe lid;

Figure 6 is a section along the line 66 of Figure 5.

Renewed February 26, 1925.

and the area of the section of the lid hinged thereto. Stamped on theinner face of the section 12 may be the price and the brand of thecigars or any other advertising desired. If stamping is not satisfactorya sheet of paper having the above data stamped thereon may be pasted tothe inner face of the section 12. Extending into the section 12 from itsouter edge and parallel to the top and bottom surfaces are slots 15.Slots 16 are formed in the section '13 of the lid and so located in thelid that when the two sections are fitted together the slots 15, 16 arein alinement. Mounted in the slots 16 of the section 13 are plates 17which are provided with tongues 18. These tongues 18 engage the section13 of the lid and retain the plates in position in the slots 16. Theplates 17 may be made of any suitable material but is preferably madefrom a corrugated metal sheet. When the section 13 is associated withthe section 12 to form a lid, the plates 17 which have been mounted inthe slots 16 engage in the slots 15 and serve to detachably connect thesections together.

A sheet of paper or tinfoil is attached to the body 10 of the box andserves to form a lining for the same. Attached to the body 10 of the boxalong the side to which the section 12 is hinged is a gummed sheet 19 ofsome suitable fabric. This sheet 19 serves as the cover sheet for thecigars and when it is desired to use the cigar box with the section 13attached the sheet 19 may be torn out of the box. If it is desired tofix the two sections 12 and 13 ofthe lid together the gummed sheet isspread over the section and attached thereto by means of the coating ofgum.

In preparing this box for shipment the lid sections 12 and 13 arefastened in position, as shown in Figure 2. The seal 21 is applied sothat it engages only section 12 of the lid and attaches it to the bodyof the box. Consequently when the box isopened and section 13 of the lidremoved the whole of the seal is still attached to the box, complyingwith the statutory requirements of certain States.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of the invention, I do not limitmyself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestlythe same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims:

1. A cigar box, comprising a body portion, a lid made in two sections,means for hinging one section to the box portion, means for detachablyconnecting the other section to the section hinged to the body portion,and means provided, in conjunction with the body portion for fixing thetwo lid sections together.

2. A cigar box of the class described, comprising a body portion, 'a lidmade up of two sections, means for hinging one section to the bodyportion, means for detachably connecting the other section to the hingedsection, and a sheet of gummed paper provided in conjunction with thebox for fixing the two sections together.

3. A cigar box of the class described, comprising a body portion, a lidfor said body portion made in two sections, means for hinging onesection to the body portion, means attached to the other section fordetachably connecting it to the hinged section, and means provided inconjunction-with the body portion for fixing the two sections of the'lid together.

4. A cigar box of the class described, comprising a body portion, a lidfor said body portion, said lid being made in two sections,

one section being hinged to the body porsections having slots formedtherein, plates attached to the other section and adapted to engage inthe slots in the hinged section to detachably connect the sectionstogether, and a sheet of gummed paper provided in conjunction with thebody portlon "for fixing the lid sections together.

6. A cigar box of the class described, comprising a body portion, a lidmade up of two sections, one of said sections being hinged to the bodyportion, said hinged section being provided with slots, plates attachedto the other section and shaped to fit into the slots in the hingedsection for detachably connecting the two sections together, and meansprovided in conjunction with the body portion for fixing the sectionstogether.

RAYMOND M. MARKLAND,

